Chapter Summaries

Sakuta Rinto brought eight hundred million Ryo to Hiruzen Sarutobi and paid Shimura Danzō to publicly claim Rinto as his younger brother. After leaving the Hokage's Office, Rinto ran into Tsunade and asked her to research a way to open the Gate of Life using external force.

• Shimura Danzō complained to Hiruzen Sarutobi that Rinto's actions had ruined his reputation and led to eight assassination attempts.
• Rinto arrived at the Hokage's Office with three clones carrying six suitcases of money, and Anbu counted eight hundred million Ryo.
• Danzō demanded money from Rinto, who offered One Hundred Million Ryo in exchange for Danzō calling himself Rinto's younger brother.
• Rinto left the office and collided with Tsunade on the stairway landing.
• Rinto asked Tsunade to research how external force could open the Gate of Life, and she agreed before hurrying away.

Rinto and Rie met a sleep-deprived Kagami, who explained that the Uchiha Clan’s special treatment over Cast Iron had turned the village against him. Rie urged Kagami to stop carrying the clan alone and remove the elders blocking its integration, leaving him with her advice to consider.

• Rinto and Rie encountered Kagami in Konoha, and Kagami said he had barely slept because of the backlash over Cast Iron.
• At a tavern, Kagami told Rinto that the village learned how the Uchiha clan head had been set up by Dandan and that people had since treated him coldly.
• Rie called Kagami foolish for trying to integrate the whole Uchiha Clan into Konoha and advised him to let clan members choose their own paths.
• Rie told Kagami to kill the stubborn Clan Elders who obstructed change, then asked Rinto for sake.
• Kagami stopped Rie from drinking and held onto the sake flask, while Rinto told her to make her own decision.

Rinto interrupted Ōnoki and the Iwagakure ninja as they attacked Matatabi in the Land of Iron, sealing her inside himself just before Ōnoki struck with Dust Release. Rinto retaliated with Shadow Clones wielding Flying Thunder God and Lightning Style Chakra Mode, and Ōnoki began identifying the medium behind Rinto’s space-time technique.

• Rinto gave Rie scrolls for the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique and Lightning Style Chakra Mode, then left when he sensed his clone in the Land of Iron had been destroyed.
• Rinto arrived as Ōnoki and over thirty Iwagakure ninja attacked Matatabi, and he helped her evade their earth techniques before sealing her inside himself with the Five Elements Seal.
• Ōnoki used Dust Release: World Decay Technique on Rinto, but Rinto escaped the blast and decided to retaliate for the attack on Matatabi.
• Rinto created over a hundred Shadow Clones with Matatabi’s Chakra and sent them into battle using Flying Thunder God and Lightning Style Chakra Mode.
• Ōnoki ordered the Iwagakure ninja to gather around him, but Rinto appeared beside him using a marked brick and slapped him across the forehead.
• Ōnoki assessed Rinto’s abilities and concluded that his space-time ninjutsu required strange symbols drawn on bricks as a medium.

Rinto returned to his quiet life in Konoha while rumors made the Land of Rain and its new daimyo targets for rival factions. Hanzo sent Rinto a letter ordering him to investigate Shimaru Dandan, but Kakuzu arrived with a separate contract to kill the same man, and Rinto pointed him toward Danzō’s secret base.

• Rinto reassured Nekomata that he had a bad plan for dealing with Ōnoki, then returned to Konoha.
• Rumors spread that the Land of Rain’s daimyo would reward anyone who killed Hanzo, drawing mercenaries and village factions toward the country.
• Hanzo sent Rinto a letter praising his connections in Konoha and ordering him to investigate, befriend, kidnap, or kill Shimaru Dandan.
• Kakuzu introduced himself as a mercenary hired by Hanzo to kill Shimaru Dandan and demanded information from Rinto.
• Rinto claimed Shimaru Dandan was Shimura Danzō’s younger brother and directed Kakuzu to a concealed entrance to Danzō’s secret base behind Hokage Rock.

Rinto attacked the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki, then used the chaos to help the Daimyo of the Land of Wind send Sand Village forces into the Land of Rain to begin a water-diversion project. Their entry provoked Amegakure and neighboring powers, and the Land of Rain descended into a wider conflict.

• Rinto sent Hanzō a flattering report about Shimaru Dandan, then traveled in disguise to Takigakure to confront the Seven-Tails Jinchuriki.
• Rinto used the Flying Thunder God Technique to bring the Jinchuriki to Amegakure, where he wounded him before Seven-Tails Chōmei emerged and chased him.
• Rinto escaped to the Sand Village of the Land of Wind and received the Daimyo’s approval to begin the project.
• Sand Village forces entered the Land of Rain under the Daimyo’s authority and began bringing Land of Rain civilians into their territory.
• Amegakure, neighboring small nations, armed groups, and Iwagakure reacted to the Sand Village’s move, triggering a chaotic conflict.

Danzo faced another assassination at home, and the fight with Kakuzu destroyed his recently repaired house. Hiruzen helped stop the attack but fled afterward, leaving Danzo lamenting the damage and the renovation costs.

• Danzo returned home after hearing that rumors and pamphlets had ruined his reputation, then Kakuzu ambushed him and asked about his younger brother.
• Danzo escaped Kakuzu’s attack with the Substitution Technique and struck back with a Wind Style jutsu, wrecking his tea room.
• Kakuzu used Fire Style against Danzo, but Hiruzen arrived and blocked the flames with a Water Style jutsu.
• Kakuzu unleashed attacks from four heart clones, forcing Hiruzen and the others to protect nearby civilians while Kakuzu’s main body escaped.
• The battle destroyed all four heart clones and left Danzo’s home in ruins, and Hiruzen made an excuse to leave Danzo with the repair bill.

As the war in the Land of Rain raged, Hiruzen Sarutobi considered Konoha’s involvement and grew suspicious of Sakuta Rinto’s role in the conflict. After hearing Danzo recount their mission to Kumogakure, Hiruzen realized the Third Raikage had benefited from events and became deeply concerned.

• Hanzo of the Salamander fought invading forces in the Land of Rain while Sunagakure escorted displaced civilians to the Land of Wind, where the new Daimyo had arranged work and shelter.
• Danzo proposed sending elite squads to aid Hanzo secretly, then either withdraw or seize the opportunity to kill him if he fell.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi considered how Sakuta Rinto might be manipulating the war and feared Rinto would become a power independent of Konoha.
• Hiruzen asked Danzo to recount every detail of their mission to Kumogakure, and Danzo described Rinto’s dealings with the Third Raikage.
• Hiruzen grew angry at Rinto’s conduct and condemned the Third Raikage’s apparent honey-trap tactic, then sank into concern over Kumogakure’s gains.

Hiruzen Sarutobi overinterpreted Rinto’s actions and chose to strengthen Konoha while balancing power among its clans. Kagami accepted a High Council Advisor seat, and Rinto saw Hiruzen’s political evolution as good news.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi concluded that Kumogakure would exploit a Konoha-Amegakure conflict, so he ordered Konoha to build up its strength and proposed a wall around the village.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed two High Council Advisor seats for the Uchiha and Hyuga Clans and a Hokage Strategist position for Shikajiro Nara.
• Shimura Danzō, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado Homura stayed silent, and Hiruzen Sarutobi treated their silence as consent and passed the proposal.
• Anbu informed Kagami that he had been selected as a High Council Advisor, and Kagami accepted the position.
• Rinto watched Kagami accept and concluded that Hiruzen Sarutobi was becoming more politically calculating.

Shimura Danzō investigated the assassin Kakuzu’s unusual body tissue and plotted to capture him, while Sakuta Rinto reviewed the worsening war in the Land of Rain. Hiruzen Sarutobi summoned Rinto and asked whether he had considered taking on the duties of a Jonin.

• Kagami Uchiha and the Hyuga Clan head joined the Konoha High Council as advisors, with Shikajiro Nara named Hokage Strategist.
• A Root member reported that the assassin’s body tissue consisted of chakra-conducting black threads and identified him as Kakuzu, a mercenary ninja from Takigakure.
• Shimura Danzō ordered Root to test whether the threads could connect different people’s tissue and to keep tracking Kakuzu, while he considered enlisting Hanzo to capture him.
• Sakuta Rinto read reports describing widespread fighting in the Land of Rain and raids across the Land of Fire, while Kumogakure and Konoha took firm measures to protect their territory.
• An Anbu summoned Sakuta Rinto to the Hokage’s Office, where Hiruzen Sarutobi asked whether Rinto had thought about doing the work expected of a Jonin.

Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Rinto to lead a team of three Genin, including his sister Rie, and Rinto agreed. At the team’s first meeting, the new members introduced themselves and Rinto formed Team 11, ending by teasing Teuchi about his eyes.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi told Rinto that Jonin had to lead teams and assigned him Rie, Uchiha Fugaku, and Teuchi.
• Rinto accepted the team assignment after learning that Kagami had asked Hiruzen Sarutobi to place Uchiha Fugaku with him.
• The next morning, Rinto brought Rie to the rooftop meeting spot, where Teuchi and Uchiha Fugaku were waiting.
• Rie, Teuchi, and Uchiha Fugaku introduced themselves and shared their abilities, interests, and dreams.
• Rinto introduced himself, officially formed Team 11, and teased Teuchi about whether he had a special eye technique.

Bored with looking after his students, Rinto arranged a C-rank mission for Team 11 to investigate the Land of Grass and secured permission to visit Konoha’s archive room for teaching materials. The chapter left him with Hatake Sakumo selecting ninjutsu for him to copy and prepare for his students.

• Rinto had Meiko issue a C-rank mission in the Daimyo of the Land of Rain’s name, assigning Team 11 to investigate the Land of Grass.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi confronted Rinto over the mission’s low reward, raised it, and warned him to bring the three children back safely.
• Rinto asked Hiruzen for ninjutsu suitable for his students, and Hiruzen sent Hatake Sakumo to escort him to the archive room.
• Rinto requested ninjutsu from all five natures, along with taijutsu and Nintaijutsu, and Sakumo offered to select and copy suitable techniques for him.
• Rinto teased Sakumo about raising his wife if anything happened to him, making Sakumo visibly angry.

Rinto led Team 11 toward the Land of Grass on a mission to gather intelligence, with Tsunade joining as their medical ninja. Along the way, Tsunade asked Rinto to support reforms for medical ninjas, but he revealed that he was the mission’s client and used that to dodge her request.

• Rinto told Fugaku, Teuchi, and Rie that their mission would take them to the Land of Grass to gather intelligence on its ninja, with possible combat.
• Rinto and the children set out from Konoha, and Tsunade arrived with orders from Hiruzen Sarutobi to join them.
• Tsunade discussed the medical-ninja Jonin assessment with Rinto and asked whether he would support reforms to the system.
• Rinto showed Tsunade the mission scroll, revealing that the client was Sakuta Rinto, and asked whether she still wanted his support.

Team 11 reached Nihe Town and split up to gather intelligence, but Rie’s meal turned into a fight with Land of Grass ninja. Rie killed one attacker and unleashed a barrage of techniques that destroyed the tavern, leaving Rinto stunned and Tsunade impressed.

• Rinto told Rie, Teuchi, and Uchiha Fugaku to gather information in Nihe Town while he and Tsunade kept watch.
• Rie took Teuchi and Uchiha Fugaku to a tavern to eat, where a Land of Grass ninja harassed her and grabbed her rice ball.
• Rie activated Lightning Style Armor, seized the Land of Grass ninja, and killed him by snapping his neck.
• When seven or eight more Land of Grass ninja attacked, Rie unleashed fire, water, and earth techniques, smashing the tavern into ruins.
• Rinto watched Rie’s attack and was horrified by her strange techniques, while Tsunade admired her skill.

After Team Eleven fought Land of Grass ninjas, Rinto changed their intelligence-gathering assignment into an S-rank mission to eliminate every ninja in the country. He left Rie, Teuchi, and Uchiha Fugaku to face the expected retaliation while Tsunade and he watched from the sidelines.

• Rie held back from chasing the fleeing Land of Grass ninjas, and Rinto paid the ruined izakaya owner to find a replacement shop in Konoha.
• Rinto warned Rie, Teuchi, and Uchiha Fugaku that their fight had ended the intelligence mission, then changed its objective and rank to an S-rank extermination mission.
• Rinto told Team Eleven to handle the incoming retaliation without his help and vanished with Tsunade, while Rie reassured Teuchi and Fugaku.
• Tsunade questioned whether the genin could handle the mission, but Rinto said he would intervene if they faced real danger.
• Rie led Teuchi and Fugaku to buy large supplies of ninja tools in preparation for a prolonged battle.

Rie, Teuchi, and Uchiha Fugaku ambushed a group of Land of Grass ninja, only to discover that the enemy had anticipated them and surrounded them. As they fought to escape, Teuchi sensed an underground attacker reaching for Rie.

• Rie led Teuchi and Uchiha Fugaku toward the Land of Grass camp to ambush its ninja after dark.
• Rie killed a sentry while Teuchi and Uchiha Fugaku launched an attack, but the sentry was a clone and enemy ninja surrounded them.
• Rie used Shadow Clones and Fire Style ninjutsu to fight through the encirclement, then led her teammates south as Rinto and Tsunade watched from above.
• The scar-faced leader unleashed Earth Style: Earth Rising Spears, but Teuchi sensed the trap and pulled Rie and Uchiha Fugaku out of its path.
• Teuchi sensed an underground attacker following them, and Rie attacked the ground with Water Style: Water Candy Barrage.
• A pair of hands burst from the ground and reached for Rie's throat.

Rinto rescued Rie from Kakuzu, defeated him with the Flying Thunder God Technique - Second Stage, and prepared to return to Konoha. Before leaving, he had Tsunade sign a summoning scroll so she could call him if she was in danger.

• Uchiha Fugaku threw a shuriken to protect Rie, but Kakuzu's extending arm kept reaching for her until Rinto appeared and rescued her.
• Rinto kicked Kakuzu toward the scar-faced Land of Grass ninja, then teleported onto Kakuzu and decapitated him with a lightning-wreathed strike.
• Rinto knocked Kakuzu unconscious with a brick and told Rie to return and review what had happened.
• Rinto asked Tsunade to watch over the three children while he took Kakuzu back to Konoha.
• Rinto summoned a contract scroll and tricked Tsunade into signing it, then told her to use the Summoning Technique to call him if danger arose.

Rinto returned to Konoha with Kakuzu and traded him to Danzo for Wind Style and sealing technique scrolls. After Rinto left, Danzo discovered the Flying Thunder God formula on his head and shaved it off, only to learn it read “Dandan... was here.”

• Rinto located Danzo at home and woke him by slapping him while carrying Kakuzu.
• Rinto offered Kakuzu in exchange for Danzo’s Wind Style and sealing techniques, and Danzo handed over scrolls while promising the Cursed Tongue Eradication Seal the next day.
• Danzo ordered Root to take Kakuzu away and inspect his body for a Flying Thunder God formula.
• A Root member found strange writing on Danzo’s head, so Danzo ordered him to shave it completely.
• Danzo demanded to know what the formula said, and the Root member stammered, “Dandan... was here.”

Rinto and Tsunade talked during a night watch before Team Eleven’s mission in the Land of Grass stretched on for three years. After the war in the Land of Rain ended and Team Eleven terrorized the Land of Grass, Rinto led the group toward Kusagakure, planning to return to Konoha afterward.

• Tsunade sat beside Rinto at the cave entrance, told him about her little brother Nawaki, and asked whether he would stay in Konoha; Rinto said he probably would not.
• Over the next three years, Hanzo’s forces devastated the Land of Rain, and refugees fled with protection from Sunagakure ninja.
• Team Eleven killed evil ninja across the Land of Grass and drove others away, while the Land of Grass lost its daimyo after he objected to their mission.
• In Konoha’s twenty-eighth year, Rinto emerged from the cave with a giant scroll and announced that Team Eleven would take down Kusagakure before returning to Konoha.
• Rie, Teuchi, and Uchiha Fugaku set off toward Kusagakure at Rie’s command.

Hiruzen Sarutobi assigned Hatake Sakumo to retrieve Team Eleven and Tsunade, then led a council debate over future disciples and access to forbidden techniques. The meeting ended with Shimura Danzō and Kagami Uchiha clashing over whether Root should receive access.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered Hatake Sakumo to bring back Team Eleven and Tsunade, even if Sakuta Rinto refused to return.
• Hiruzen Sarutobi named Nawaki as a future disciple of Orochimaru, and the council divided the remaining student slots among Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade.
• The council concluded that Tsunade would not be forced to take students, partly because members feared provoking Sakuta Rinto.
• Shimura Danzō argued that Root needed access to forbidden techniques to train Anbu, while Kagami Uchiha countered that such techniques should be rewards granted by the Hokage.
• Shimura Danzō grew angry as the other attendees watched the dispute between him and Kagami Uchiha.

Hiruzen Sarutobi proposed partially opening access to forbidden techniques by having young, trusted ninjas recommend talented children, while Danzo tried to secure a role for himself. The meeting ended with no objections, and Shikajiro Nara recognized that Sakuta Rinto had gained influence without being present.

• Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped Kagami and Danzo from arguing and proposed keeping forbidden techniques in the archives while selecting young ninjas to recommend talented children.
• Danzo argued that Orochimaru, Jiraiya, and Tsunade were too inexperienced, then offered to take on the task himself.
• When Hiruzen Sarutobi asked about Sakuta Rinto, Danzo abruptly withdrew his objections and accepted whatever Hiruzen decided.
• The other attendees raised no objections, and Hiruzen Sarutobi adjourned the meeting.
• Shikajiro Nara reflected that Sakuta Rinto had repeatedly benefited from the meeting despite not attending.